Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in October

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Challis AP, 31.8 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 67°F on October 1 to 50°F on October 31, and lows from 37°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 5 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Custer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
0.56 in
Record high
84°FOct 3, 2010
Record low
-4°FOct 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 43 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 167°F37°F82°F 201022°F 200217%
Oct 267°F37°F83°F 201026°F 200917%
Oct 366°F36°F84°F 201024°F 199917%
Oct 466°F36°F84°F 202422°F 201217%
Oct 565°F36°F81°F 202121°F 201217%
Oct 664°F35°F80°F 202020°F 201217%
Oct 764°F35°F79°F 202022°F 201216%
Oct 863°F35°F80°F 202024°F 200016%
Oct 963°F34°F82°F 202420°F 200816%
Oct 1062°F34°F84°F 201515°F 200916%
Oct 1162°F33°F77°F 199914°F 200916%
Oct 1261°F33°F77°F 201517°F 200216%
Oct 1360°F33°F78°F 199919°F 200216%
Oct 1460°F32°F78°F 201520°F 201816%
Oct 1559°F32°F77°F 202421°F 201716%
Oct 1659°F32°F77°F 202419°F 199916%
Oct 1758°F31°F78°F 200319°F 199817%
Oct 1857°F31°F73°F 200322°F 201317%
Oct 1957°F31°F75°F 200321°F 201917%
Oct 2056°F30°F79°F 200322°F 199817%
Oct 2156°F30°F76°F 200323°F 199817%
Oct 2255°F29°F70°F 202117°F 200817%
Oct 2354°F29°F69°F 201114°F 202017%
Oct 2454°F29°F69°F 199913°F 201217%
Oct 2553°F28°F70°F 199912°F 202018%
Oct 2653°F28°F74°F 19996°F 202018%
Oct 2752°F28°F70°F 202415°F 201918%
Oct 2851°F27°F68°F 200312°F 201918%
Oct 2951°F27°F68°F 20203°F 201918%
Oct 3050°F27°F69°F 2020-2°F 201918%
Oct 3150°F26°F65°F 2008-4°F 200219%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

October 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
October 31
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 6:28 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004114 (Challis AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004114, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.